Posts tagged as: Hudson

USA: Authorities Set Higher Goal for Hudson River Dredging Program in 2012

USA: Authorities Set Higher Goal for Hudson River Dredging Program in 2012

Upgrades and efficiencies should allow workers to dredge considerably more PCB-laden material from the Hudson River next year, officials …   By PAUL POST (saratogian) Source: saratogian, December 12, 2011; Image: hudsondredging

USA: General Electric Exceeds Cleanup Goal on Hudson River

USA: General Electric Exceeds Cleanup Goal on Hudson River

General Electric exceeded its goal for cleaning up a section of the Hudson River north of Albany…     By Ryan Delaney (publicbroadcasting) Source: publicbroadcasting, November 18, 2011; Image: hudsondredging

USA: Series of Wells and Tunnels to Rid Hudson River of PCBs Appear Effective, GE Says

USA: Series of Wells and Tunnels to Rid Hudson River of PCBs Appear Effective, GE Says

General Electric Co. has told state regulators that a series of wells and tunnels designed to keep PCB-contaminated groundwater from seeping… (cbs6albany) Source: cbs6albany, November 3, 2011;  

USA: Hudson River Dredging on Target to Meet This Year’s Goal

USA: Hudson River Dredging on Target to Meet This Year’s Goal

Hudson River PCB dredging crews have overcome early-season delays caused by flooding and are on target to meet this year’s goal, officials s… By PAUL POST (saratogian) Source: saratogian, October 30, 2011

USA: Bad Weather Puts Hudson River Dredging Slightly Behind Schedule

USA: Bad Weather Puts Hudson River Dredging Slightly Behind Schedule

Flooding and rain delayed Hudson River dredging twice this year, putting the project close but slightly behind the original sediment-removal… BY JAMIE MUNKS (poststar) Source: poststar, October 24, 2011;

USA: Professor Studies Link Between Hudson PCBs and Heart Disease

USA: Professor Studies Link Between Hudson PCBs and Heart Disease

Even as the second season of PCB dredging in the Hudson River comes to an end, emerging research points to links between the pollutant and… More info: lohud By Greg Clary Source: lohud, October 24, 2011;

USA: GE, EPA Pleased with Hudson River Dredging This Year

USA: GE, EPA Pleased with Hudson River Dredging This Year

Though high waters from torrential rains briefly sidelined crews dredging PCBs from the Hudson River, administrators of the massive cleanup… By MICHAEL HILL AP (news) Source: news, September 14, 2011

USA: Hudson River Dredging Resumes

USA: Hudson River Dredging Resumes

Hudson River PCB dredging crews resumed work early Tuesday after taking Monday off due to high water from Hurricane Irene… By Paul Post (troyrecord) Source: troyrecord, August 31, 2011;

GE and US Ecology Inc Extend Contract for Hudson River Disposal (USA)

GE and US Ecology Inc Extend Contract for Hudson River Disposal (USA)

  US Ecology, Inc. announced that General Electric Company has agreed to extend its contract with the Company to dispose of sediment removed from the Upper Hudson River in New York State through December 31, 2011. The Company was one of three vendors that disposed of sediment in 2010. The sediment contains polychlorinated biphenyls, or [...]

USA: Hudson River PCB Dredging Project Needs to be Expanded, Say Officials

USA: Hudson River PCB Dredging Project Needs to be Expanded, Say Officials

The massive PCB dredging project of the Hudson River needs to be expanded, officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric … By BRIAN NEARING (timesunion) Source: timesunion, July 1, 2011;





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